The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-02
VAN BAKERS TRIAL

Van BAKERS
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in some way It came in contact with tho
cup. They bad the oil Tor the purpose Of
rubbing on her breast. ,.s,Nt4.EiIl5
W. Il. Mooney, Of tho firm oil sherrsrd
/ Mooney, OF Steubenvills. teatifed % 10
the collection Of the coupons. " ma
nAKER'a BEHAVIOR,
Mr.. n. y. Becker-I live on Kings
creek. was In the Cove The 9th, 10Th and
1lth Of May. ! saw Baker when l was
with Cagparis In o buggy at 0 o'clock
Wednesday. can't say whether John
Knox Was there or not. Baker asked
Caspasls II he had authorized come men
10 como and rent a place for a boarding
house. ( lstaai ysl5El r.
Observation-Disclosures asked Cssparis
about this, saying It had q bearing on the
murder oil the two women. He said they
had been there on Monday and paid
some money; no was to have the article
ready by Friday. Baker Bhooed away
some little chtokenH that we're under the
buggy; BaEer aaid this had something 10
do with tho murder that occurred yes.sr.
day lnow Monday yf Fs3.8 '.}5lGal
Dr.. McCarroll, Of Eldersyille--I saw
Mr. Baker OF Hanlsn's Station; his man.
ner and conduct was as Usual. lie was
there twenty minates or hall an hour be-
fore the train left. ..s ..9 h
Dr.. smith----Daker taught our school In
Eldersvllle In the month OF September
1880. learned from Bakers resignation
on Monday October ], 1885, that be had
resigned; | paid his son Marcellus the
money on Saturday.
Croes.examlned-I paid him forty dol.
! lars for the month. t,S
Dir. McManus, the telegraph operator
at Harlin Station-I saw Baker MAY 8,
1887 have known him since laat fall. His
manner xss as usual at that time. E2
| FATHER AND SON.
| William Baker, father Of tho defendant
II live In Croas Creek Village. Tho
prisoner Is my son. He was at my house
on Monday, May 0, 1887. He came about
9 o'clock, He stayed at my house all
night; ielt next morning about o'clock;
he bad been there often. ! saw no diHer-
ence in his manner that evening. He
went to the store, and returned about 0
o'clock he had O package which he put
in satohel. He had some goods at my
house; he made some arrangement to let
his son have come OF them.
Don Cameron Baker, little son Of the
prisoner, WAS put on the stand. He ia
about 8 or 10 years OF age. He eaid: I
carried my fathers vslise home from the
school house at Cross Creek Village.
Mrs. keaggy-I WAS at McWha's on Fri
day night before Mrs. Boals died, when
Mrs. Baker blinded the kitchen windows
with anything that was at hand, to keep
people from looking in. WINS on intimate
terms with the McWha family, NY
children knew Mrs. Baker we'll.
Crosg-examinod-I did not tell anybody
about the windows being datkened since
the murder; Mrs.. McWha said to Georgia
that Eliza had not got over her old habit
Of darkening the windows at night in the
Kitchen; never knew her to put the lam
brequins down on the lower cash, and
then put good shawl over the top Of the
window; it was along about o'clock at
night when she darkened the window;
this was Friday evening, before Mrs.
Boals died. ( x e l. !.
I was in the jail, but did not talk with
Mr.. Baker. ss5 s5 4.ls1 r. 81
Sheriff L;ndHay-I was at the McWha
house ct the time the jury came there; I
looked into the wooo-box; i saw some
wood and paper there.
] Defence here introduced the pape1B
found under the rail. 100
DR.. Stokes called--Am physician and
surgeon; graduate Of Columbus, 0.
| Can you tell from the rigor of the body
after the death with any certainty how
long it has been dead ? n
No. sss;s z 3. 4,
| 81 HErUrrA1
The State here opened in rebuttal, and
Randolph Gilmore was recalled.-I had
q talk with Samuel Rslston in tho Cove
on the day the jury was empannelled. He
said he would bet hundred dollars that
Baker would not be convicted, OF the Jury
would disagree. n
Samuel Ralston was recalled by the
Stats for croes.examination. 5ass.
Do you know Mr.. Gilmore? Did YOU
say to him that any man who said that he
offered to bet that Baker would not be
convicted was GOD DID liar? Did
you not 90 to his house to tell him ?
I did not go to his house on purpose to
talk about this. I don't reco!lect OF telling
him that. !lt z -
! Gilmore recalled = Samuel Rals.on
came to my house and spoke those words
10 me. is7{a z;. Z SO
Gross examined - William Davidson
was present when Rslston offered to bot, !
Smith Miller, recalled-At the time the
Corones'a inquest was in session, Samuel
Ralston said before the jury that the
woman whom, he had seen go up the gar
den on Monday, after 8 r. n. had a
bonnet on. FL 81 sF.l
Cross.examiued-He said he knew,her
by her dark hair. ~ /, 81. " S sG
II. H. Wilcoxen--Aiter the jury was
empsnnelled in this case, did You hear
Ralston cay that he would bet $500 or
1000 that Baker would be safe from
conviction :? I; IS e 5i5553EI2
He did say 80. (. &. n
| MIR. Mooney-State whether ct the Cove
you, had conversation with Samuel Raj
ston on Wednesday Of the week of the
murder. Did you AJAX Mr.. RalAton if he
was sure he Baw this woman alter Mr.,
Baker leit2 I did. He said, II thought
saw her, and l will swear to thai"
Cross.examined II said to Ralston,
| might you not be mistaken 2" He said,
II thought l saw her alter Baker left, and
that ia what I will swear tor Il
a. b. Rosebsrry-I was at tho Cove
Tuesday, May 10, or Wednesday. Mr..
Baker and were citing in buggy when
the constable summoned him to 20 before
the jury. He got out Of the buggy very
deliberately. -.
Cross-examined-Th was, I think, on
Tuesday, but ! am not sure. It was in
the afternoon. Moths WAS on the day
he5: was brought to New Cumberland,
Wednesday,. :i.:,.55ss1 \ N y
lNodmore witnesses were present, and
court therefore adjoured. The evidence
will probably close to-day. All }isi.s
TAKING IT EASY.
Engineer Cummius, Horse Slightly Dis.